COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Record
Title:
The Lure of the Rings
General Information:
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Fast Facts:
Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: AM 0644-741, Lindsay-Shapley Ring Galaxy Object Description: Ring Galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 6h 43m 16s.59 Dec. -74° 14' 22".23 Constellation: Volans Distance: Approximately 300 million light-years (92 million parsecs) Dimensions: This image is roughly 3 arcminutes (260,000 light-years or 81,000 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from the following proposal: 9983: K. Noll, L. Frattare, H. Bond, C. Christian, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, T. Royle and I. Jordan (STScI), and J. Higdon (Cornell University). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): January 16/17, 2004 Exposure Time: 2.8 hours Filters: F435W ("B"), F555W ("V"), F625W ("r"), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: April 22, 2004 Orientation: Blue Stars Ring Nucleus of Galaxy AM 0644-741 [ http://imgsrc.hubbl… ]
note:
*News Release Number:*: STScI-2004-15d
facet_what:
Aura
facet_where:
AM 0644-741
facet_when:
April 22, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2004-15d
Release Date:
April 22, 2004 09:03 AM (EDT)